emakasse

Emakasse is a term used in Danish and Norwegian IT discussions to refer to an electronic mailbox or a component that handles incoming electronic mail. The word is formed from the prefix e- (electronic) and kasse (box or mailbox). Because there is no standardized definition, emakasse has no single, official meaning and its interpretation depends on context.

In everyday use, emakasse often denotes an electronic inbox for personal messages or for an organization, functioning like a digital mailbox that stores and presents messages to users. In software development, emakasse may refer to a module or service responsible for receiving, queuing, filtering, and routing incoming messages to business processes or to user interfaces. It can also appear as a branding term or product name for digital mail services, both in enterprise software and consumer applications.

In practice, terms such as email, inbox, digital mailbox, and postal portals like e-Boks or Digital Post are more common in Danish and Norwegian contexts, with emakasse serving as a generic or informal variant in discussions, documentation, or prototypes.

See also: email, inbox, digital mailbox, e-Boks, Digital Post.